NETWORK FINALS: THE BIG BANG THEORY did gain 0.1 in final numbers (leaving it at 2.79 to be more specific), although that still leaves it at a very low level by its standards. In addition, GREY’S ANATOMY (2.06) and SCANDAL (1.64) adjusted just enough to respectively move up and down 0.1.

Broadcast Official Nationals Program Ratings Chart

CABLE HIGHLIGHTS: History went all-SWAMP PEOPLE last night, and it gave the network both of Thursday cable’s Top 2 shows and 3 of the Top 10, with scores of 0.62 at 9PM, 0.60 at 10PM, and 0.40 at 8PM. TNT’s NBA game was Boston vs. Chicago at 0.51. On HGTV, FLIP OR FLOP rose 0.04 to 0.46, HOUSE HUNTERS ticked up to 0.37, and HOUSE HUNTERS INTL was also up a hundredth to 0.34. Tru’s IMPRACTICAL JOKERS fell 0.08 to 0.45, and INSIDE JOKES ticked down to 0.28. Presumably thanks to the morning’s presidential press conference, Fox News and CNN were both in the night’s Top 10, with THE O’REILLY FACTOR at 0.44, and the 8PM hour of ANDERSON COOPER 360 right behind at 0.43 (but as usual Fox News was way ahead in the 50+ demo, which gave it 4.5M total viewers compared to 1.9M). and MSNBC’s RACHEL MADDOW SHOW was at 0.35/2.6M. Bravo’s TOP CHEF gained 0.04 to 0.40. On A&E, NIGHTWATCH fell 0.05 to 0.32. Food Network’s BEAT BOBBY FLAY dropped 0.04 to 0.29. Lifetime’s PROJECT RUNWAY JR lost a tick to 0.26. USA’s COLONY fell 0.09 to 0.22. FX’s BASKETS was down 0.03 to 0.19. CMT’s NASHVILLE ticked up to 0.17, and the subsequent Nick At Nite run was down 0.04 to 0.17/489K. We’s LA HAIR held at 0.15. POP’s IMPACT WRESTLING rose 0.02 to 0.07. IFC’s PORTLANDIA ticked up to 0.06.

Top 50 Original Cable Telecasts with Demographic Detail

Top 150 Original Cable TelecastsTo search for a show: type Ctrl-F and type your show title in the search box.

Top 150 Original Cable Telecasts: Thursday February 16, 2017

P18-49

P2+

Rank

Program

Net

Start

Mins

Rating

(000s)

1

SWAMP PEOPLE

HISTORY

9:00 PM

63

0.62

2,549

2

SWAMP PEOPLE

HISTORY

10:03 PM

60

0.60

2,356

3

NBA BASKETBALL: BOSTON/CHICAGO

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

8:00 PM

148

0.51

1,449

4

FLIP OR FLOP

HOME AND GARDEN TV

9:00 PM

30

0.46

1,794

5

IMPRACTICAL JOKERS

TRUTV

10:00 PM

30

0.45

831

6

THE OREILLY FACTOR

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 PM

60

0.44

4,473

7

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

8:00 PM

60

0.43

1,854

8

ANDERSON COOPER 360

CNN

9:00 PM

60

0.42

1,770

9

TOP CHEF

BRAVO

9:00 PM

60

0.40

1,041

10

SWAMP PEOPLE SPECIALS

HISTORY

8:00 PM

60

0.40

1,878

11

INSIDE THE NBA

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

10:28 PM

43

0.39

939

12

ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT

CNN

7:00 PM

60

0.38

1,655

13

DAILY SHOW

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:00 PM

31

0.38

1,040

14

HANNITY

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.38

3,047

15

HOUSE HUNTERS

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:00 PM

30

0.37

1,583

16

TUCKER CARLSON TONIGHT

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.37

3,352

17

RACHEL MADDOW SHOW

MSNBC

9:00 PM

60

0.35

2,568

18

HOUSE HUNTERS INTL

HOME AND GARDEN TV

10:30 PM

30

0.34

1,513

19

DETECTIVES CLUB:NEW ORLEA

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

10:00 PM

60

0.33

1,156

20

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

6:00 PM

60

0.32

1,607

21

NIGHTWATCH

A&E NETWORK

10:01 PM

62

0.32

827

22

LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL

MSNBC

10:00 PM

60

0.31

2,301

23

SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 PM

60

0.30

3,048

24

BEAT B.FLAY

FOOD NETWORK

10:00 PM

30

0.29

920

25

FIRST 100 DAYS, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 PM

60

0.29

2,851

26

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

2:00 PM

60

0.29

1,613

27

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L: WISCONSIN/MICHIGAN

ESPN

7:00 PM

124

0.29

1,039

28

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN

5:30 PM

30

0.28

781

29

IJ: INSIDE JOKES

TRUTV

10:30 PM

30

0.28

563

30

FIVE, THE

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

5:00 PM

60

0.28

3,121

31

HISTORY OF COMEDY

CNN

10:00 PM

60

0.27

1,490

32

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

1:00 PM

60

0.27

3,060

33

PROJECT RUNWAY JUNIOR

LIFETIME TELEVISION

9:00 PM

92

0.26

1,075

34

SITUATION ROOM

CNN

5:00 PM

60

0.26

1,442

35

AMERICAS NEWS HQ

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

2:00 PM

60

0.26

2,751

36

WOLF

CNN

1:00 PM

60

0.26

1,448

37

ICE COLD KILLERS

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY

9:00 PM

60

0.24

1,227

38

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

3:00 PM

60

0.24

1,359

39

ALL IN W/ CHRIS HAYES

MSNBC

8:00 PM

60

0.23

1,831

40

RIDE

NICK-AT-NITE

8:00 PM

30

0.23

907

41

NELLA THE PRINCESS KNIGHT

NICKELODEON

10:00 AM

30

0.23

873

42

OUTNUMBERED

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

12:00 PM

60

0.23

2,353

43

COLONY

USA NETWORK

10:00 PM

62

0.22

756

44

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

11:00 PM

60

0.22

1,118

45

MY 600-LB LIFE: SUPER SIZ: N/A

TLC

8:00 PM

122

0.22

647

46

AROUND THE HORN

ESPN

5:00 PM

30

0.22

525

47

HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE

ESPN

4:30 PM

30

0.21

487

48

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

9:00 AM

60

0.21

2,053

49

LEAD WITH JAKE TAPPER

CNN

4:00 PM

60

0.21

1,266

50

11TH HOUR W/B. WILLIAMS

MSNBC

11:00 PM

60

0.21

1,691

51

SPORTSCENTER EARLY L

ESPN

6:00 PM

60

0.21

486

52

FIRST TAKE L: N/A

ESPN

10:00 AM

120

0.20

422

53

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

7:00 AM

60

0.20

1,752

54

AMAZING WORLD OF GUMBALL

THE CARTOON NETWORK

5:00 PM

30

0.19

967

55

WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE

BRAVO

11:00 PM

30

0.19

466

56

BASKETS

FX

10:00 PM

32

0.19

463

57

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

8:00 AM

60

0.19

1,957

58

HARDBALL WITH C. MATTHEWS

MSNBC

7:00 PM

60

0.19

1,575

59

YOUR WORLD W/NEIL CAVUTO

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

4:00 PM

60

0.19

2,092

60

HAPPENING NOW

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

11:00 AM

60

0.18

1,835

61

SHEPARD SMITH REPORTING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

3:00 PM

60

0.18

1,763

62

REVENGE BODY W KHLOE K

E!

9:00 PM

60

0.18

366

63

AT MIDNIGHT

COMEDY CENTRAL

11:31 PM

33

0.18

366

64

NASHVILLE

CMT

9:00 PM

64

0.18

832

65

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

12:00 PM

60

0.18

356

66

SPORTSCENTER LATE L

ESPN

10:52 PM

68

0.17

406

67

AMERICAS NEWSROOM

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

10:00 AM

60

0.17

1,929

68

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN

9:04 PM

108

0.17

546

69

SPORTSCENTER 12AM L

ESPN

12:00 AM

60

0.17

372

70

INSIDE POLITICS

CNN

12:00 PM

60

0.17

1,010

71

CNN TONIGHT

CNN

12:00 AM

60

0.17

904

72

WALLYKAZAM!

NICK JR

7:00 PM

30

0.16

708

73

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

10:00 PM

60

0.16

631

74

NEW DAY

CNN

8:00 AM

60

0.16

762

75

OTL – FIRST REPORT L

ESPN

1:00 PM

30

0.16

336

76

LIP SYNC BATTLE: TMI

SPIKE TV

10:00 PM

30

0.16

461

77

NBA PRE-GAME SHOW

TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION

7:00 PM

60

0.16

406

78

FOX AND FRIENDS

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

6:00 AM

60

0.16

1,279

79

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

9:00 AM

60

0.15

338

80

LA HAIR

WETV

9:00 PM

61

0.15

414

81

SPORTSCENTER 1AM L

ESPN

1:00 AM

60

0.15

306

82

AT THIS HOUR

CNN

11:00 AM

60

0.15

835

83

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

10:00 AM

60

0.15

834

84

NEW DAY

CNN

7:00 AM

60

0.15

695

85

CNN NEWSROOM

CNN

9:00 AM

60

0.14

829

86

SPIKE TV MOVIE: THE TOWN

SPIKE TV

4:00 PM

180

0.14

375

87

MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM

TRAVEL CHANNEL

9:00 PM

60

0.14

655

88

NFL INSIDERS L

ESPN

1:30 PM

30

0.14

305

89

COMEDY KNOCKOUT

TRUTV

11:00 PM

30

0.14

284

90

BOSS, THE

HBO PRIME

8:04 PM

99

0.14

315

91

NEW DAY

CNN

6:00 AM

60

0.13

569

92

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

8:00 AM

60

0.13

320

93

MTP DAILY

MSNBC

5:00 PM

60

0.13

1,332

94

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

2:00 PM

60

0.13

1,100

95

SPORTSCENTER MORNING L

ESPN

2:00 AM

60

0.12

248

96

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN

7:00 AM

60

0.12

273

97

NBA: THE JUMP L

ESPN

3:00 PM

90

0.12

284

98

MSNBC LIVE W/ C.MELVIN

MSNBC

1:00 PM

60

0.12

1,083

99

NFL LIVE L

ESPN

2:00 PM

60

0.12

277

100

FOR THE RECORD W/GRETA

MSNBC

6:00 PM

60

0.11

1,038

101

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN

HBO PRIME

4:05 PM

141

0.11

267

102

MSNBC LIVE W/K.SNOW

MSNBC

3:00 PM

60

0.11

986

103

VICE NEWS TONIGHT

HBO PRIME

7:31 PM

23

0.11

285

104

ALOHA HOMES

HOME AND GARDEN TV

12:00 PM

30

0.11

533

105

MSNBC LIVE W/ S.RUHLE

MSNBC

9:00 AM

60

0.11

935

106

MORNING JOE: N/A

MSNBC

6:00 AM

180

0.11

968

107

CARAOKE SHOWDOWN

SPIKE TV

10:30 PM

30

0.11

286

108

E! NEWS

E!

7:00 PM

60

0.10

335

109

ANDREA MITCHELL REPORTS

MSNBC

12:00 PM

60

0.09

913

110

MIKE & MIKE IN THE MORN L: N/A

ESPN2

6:00 AM

240

0.09

257

111

E! NEWS

E!

11:00 PM

62

0.09

266

112

LAS NOTICI..CON D.MAERKER

GALAVISION

11:02 PM

47

0.09

221

113

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, T

POP

7:00 PM

60

0.09

827

114

MSNBC LIVE W/ H.JACKSON

MSNBC

10:00 AM

60

0.08

822

115

MSNBC LIVE W/ S.KORNACKI

MSNBC

4:00 PM

60

0.08

932

116

ACCESS MOVIE: MEET THE FOCKERS

IFC TV

7:30 PM

150

0.08

201

117

MSNBC LIVE

MSNBC

11:00 AM

60

0.07

769

118

MEGA HAMMERHEAD

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

10:00 PM

60

0.07

308

119

RESTORATION GARAGE

VELOCITY

10:00 PM

30

0.07

338

120

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

6:00 AM

60

0.07

253

121

SHARKATRAZ

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

9:00 PM

60

0.07

332

122

IMPACT WRESTLING: 207

POP

8:00 PM

120

0.07

325

123

TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING

DIY NETWORK

9:30 PM

30

0.07

404

124

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, T

POP

6:30 PM

30

0.07

640

125

UEL ROUND OF 32 L: MANCHESTER UNITED/SAINT ETIENNE

FOX SPORTS 1

2:53 PM

127

0.07

173

126

TINY HOUSE BIG LIVING

DIY NETWORK

9:00 PM

30

0.07

400

127

IDIOTEST

GSN

10:00 PM

30

0.07

319

128

PARDON THE INTERRUPTION

ESPN2

6:30 PM

30

0.07

200

129

SPORTSCENTER AM L

ESPN2

10:00 AM

60

0.07

152

130

IDIOTEST

GSN

10:30 PM

30

0.07

321

131

DIVIDED

GSN

9:00 PM

30

0.06

408

132

SECRET LIVES OF SUPR RICH

CNBC

10:00 PM

30

0.06

227

133

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

7:00 AM

60

0.06

236

134

PRIMETIME JUSTICE

HLN

8:00 PM

60

0.06

332

135

CNN NEWSROOM LIVE

CNN

2:00 AM

60

0.06

380

136

NHL REGULAR SEASON L: COLORADO/BUFFALO

NBC SPORTS NETWORK

7:33 PM

163

0.06

208

137

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

8:00 AM

60

0.06

242

138

PORTLANDIA

IFC TV

10:00 PM

30

0.06

145

139

CHEAP EATS

COOKING CHANNEL

10:00 PM

30

0.05

134

140

COLLEGE BKBL REG SSN L

ESPN2

9:04 PM

118

0.05

235

141

10,000 B.C.

HBO PRIME

2:00 PM

109

0.05

168

142

NFL LIVE

ESPN2

3:30 PM

60

0.05

151

143

WENDY WILLIAMS SHOW, THE

BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TV

2:00 AM

60

0.05

138

144

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

9:00 AM

60

0.05

250

145

NINTH GATE, THE: NINTH GATE, THE

MAXPRIME

10:00 PM

133

0.05

117

146

MORNING EXPRESS W/ MEADE

HLN

10:00 AM

60

0.05

228

147

CRIMSON PEAK

HBO PRIME

10:30 PM

119

0.05

118

148

SHARK ALLEY

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

8:00 PM

60

0.05

256

149

DIVIDED

GSN

9:30 PM

30

0.05

342

150

COLL BSKTBL: PAC 12 L

FOX SPORTS 1

9:00 PM

118

0.05

185

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MITCH METCALF has been tracking every US film release of over 500 screens (over 2300 movies and counting) since the storied weekend of May 20, 1994, when Maverick and Beverly Hills Cop 3 inspired countless aficionados to devote their lives to the art of cinema. Prior to that, he studied Politics and Economics at Princeton in order to prepare for his dream of working in television. He has been Head of West Coast Research at ABC, then moved to NBC in 2000 and became Head of Scheduling for 11 years.